The 6G series workshop by Hexa-X-II

February 2024

Hexa-X-II and other European projects from ICT-52 and SNS JU organized a global and fully virtual workshop open to all. Please find info on agenda and material below. Videos and more material coming later.

Agenda

Feb 13th 9-12 CET:
Drivers for 6G, including use cases, verticals and sustainability

Opening by EC and 6G IA
Agustin Diaz-Pines, Deputy Head of Unit, EC and Colin Willcock, Chairman, 6G IA

Welcome and update from the organizing project Hexa-X-II (20 min)
Project lead Mikko Uusitalo (Nokia) and technical manager Patrik Rugeland (Ericsson)

Hexa-X-II: 6G use cases, requirements, drivers and vertical needs (20 min)
Stefan Wendt, Hexa-X-II WP1 lead (Orange)

Next G Alliance (15 min)
Ki-Dong Lee (LGE)

Chinese perspective (15 min)
Dr. Sun Shaohui (CICTMobile)

Break (15 min)

Latest activities of Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium in Japan (15 min)
Takehiro Nakamura (Chief Standardization Officer, NTT DOCOMO, Inc., Chair of White Paper Committee, Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium) and Prof. Akihiro Nakao (The University of Tokyo, Chair of International Committee, Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium)

Korean perspective (15 min)
Dr. YoungJo Ko (ETRI, 6G Technology Expert Committee Chair, 6G Forum)

6G Vision and Technology Prospects – A view from Taiwan (15 min)
Mitch Tseng (ITRI)

Indian perspective (15 min)
Shyam Prabhakar Mardikar (Reliance Jio)

Discussion time (15 min)

Feb 13th 14-17 CET: System view and architecture for 6G

Hexa-X-II: Foundation of overall 6G system design (20 min)
Sylvaine Kerboeuf, Hexa-X-II WP2 lead (Nokia)

Next G Alliance perspective (20 min)
Amitava Ghosh (Nokia)

Chinese perspective (20 min)
Liu Guangyi (China Mobile)

Additional European perspective (20 min)
Emilio Calvanese Strinati, 6G-Goals (CEA)

Break (15 min)

Hexa-X-II: Architectural enablers for 6G (20 min)
Mårten Ericson, Hexa-X-II WP3 lead (Ericson)

Additional European perspective (20 min)
Nicolas Chuberre, 6G NTN (Thales)

Additional European perspective (20 min)
Gerald Kunzman, 6G-Anna (Nokia)

Additional European perspective (20 min)
Christos Verikoukis, Adroit6G (ISI/ATHENA & Univ of Patras)

Feb 14th 9-12 CET: Radio evolution and innovation for 6G, including future devices and infrastructure

Additional European perspective (20 min)
Torsten Dudda, 6G-ANNA (Ericsson)

Hexa-X-II: Radio Design and Spectrum Access requirements and key enablers for 6G Evolution (20 min)
Ahmad Nimr, Hexa-X-II WP4 lead (TU Dresden)

Additional European perspective on architecture (20 min)
Joachim Sachs, DETERMINISTIC6G (Ericsson)

Chinese perspective on sensing (20 min)
Fang Min (ZTE)

Break (15 min)

Hexa-X-II: Characteristics and classification of 6G device classes (20 min)
Jeroen Famaey, Hexa-X-II WP5 lead (IMEC)

Additional European perspective on short-range communication and infrastructure (20 min)
Gilberto Berardinelli, 6G Shine, (Aalborg Uni)

Additional European perspective (20 min)
Thomas Zemen, RISING and DEDICATE (AIT)

Discussion time (20 min)

Feb 14th 14-17 CET: Smart Network Management, including future devices and radio evolution

Additional European perspective on radio evolution (20 min)
Erik Larsson, Reindeer (Linköping University)

Additional international perspective on future devices (20 min)
Nada Golmie, Research gaps (NIST)

Hexa-X-II: Foundations on 6G Smart Network Management and Orchestration Enablers (20 min)
Ignacio Labrador Pavon, Hexa-X-II WP6 lead (Atos)

Additional European perspective (20 min)
Roberto Bruschi, 6GREEN (CNIT)

Break (15 min)

Additional European perspective (20 min)
Josep Martrat, Horse (Atos)

Additional European perspective (20 min)
Raul Munoz, Flex-scale (CTTC)

Additional European perspective (20 min)
David Soldani (Rakuten) – presentation to become available

Discussion and interaction (20 min)